Partners
Citizenship School of Political Studies (CSPS)
The Citizenship School of Political Studies in Morocco
was established in December 2012 with the aim to support Moroccan
leaders who actively participate in public and political life.
The School was created by 40 national and regional non-governmental
organizations, which work in different areas of democratic
government and human rights, and has being supported by the Council
of Europe. The focus of its activities is on training of young
Moroccan leaders in the areas of national public policies and on
topics related to challenges in applying the new Constitution of the
country, adopted in 2011. The School strives at creating conditions
for debate, bridging theoretical knowledge and practical skills, and
making political processes more accessible and understandable to
all.
The annual training cycle includes a cohort of 30 participants - men
and women from all regions of the country. The trainings are in the
form of seminars, round tables and conferences, in which national
and international experts with diverse experience are invited.
The School's mission is to support young leaders from political
parties, trade unions, NGOs, public and local administration and to
stimulate public debate related to human rights and democratization.
The School is a member of the Association of Schools of Political
Studies and is part of the CoE efforts to promote democratic reform
in the Southern Mediterranean.
Bulgarian School of Politics "Dimitry Panitza" (BSoP)
Bulgarian school of politics “Dimitry Panitza” was
established in 2001. It is part of the network of schools of
political studies under the auspices of the Council of Europe, in
which 21 organisations from Central and Eastern Europe, Caucasus and
the South Mediterranean take part. The BSoP`s mission is to support
the creation of a community of civic and political leaders with an
active stand in national, European and global political and public
life, devoted to contemporary democratic values of pluralism,
tolerance and informed debate.
BSoP has extensive experience in several key areas. Through training
programmes the School aims to encourage the process of
democratization in Bulgaria and the countries from the Western
Balkans, Black Sea region and the South Mediterranean.
In the National Programme “Governing Skills” public and political
leaders from parliamentary represented parties, NGOs, central and
local administration, trade unions and magistrates are trained. The
aim of the trainings is to promote public debate on important topics
such as principles of effective and ethical governance, human
rights, gender equality, and supremacy of law and judiciary reform.
The BSoP maintains a network of more than 650 alumni of the National
programme, and supports their work on important public causes.
From 2003 to 2011 more than 200 young public and political leaders
from Southeast European states went through the Regional Programme
“Political Debate in Southeast Europe”. The goal of this programme
was to promote a transnational constructive dialogue on common
problems for the region.
The School also actively offers its know-how to the countries in
North Africa. The Tunisian school of politics was founded with the
support of BSoP. The main role of the Bulgarian school is to provide
methodological assistance to the Tunisian School of Politics and to
help in its capacity building. The Citizen School of Political
Studies in Morocco and BSoP have a strategic agreement for
cooperation and exchange of expertise. Due to the Bulgarian
expertise, the establishment of the Civic and Political school in
Yaoundé, Cameroon was supported.
The School supports the methodological and institutional development
of Ukrainian and Moldovan Schools of Politics and shares its
specific expertise in the field of the accession to NATO and EU.
BSoP is contributing towards the creation of better training
opportunities for politicians, government officials and leaders of
non-governmental sector through the implementation of training of
trainers’ projects.
The Bulgarian School of Politics “Dimitry Panitza” also works for
the promotion of civil participation in Bulgaria’s public life. The
School does researches of the forms of institutional public control
and supports means of informed choice for the citizens through
various initiatives and on-line tools. Part of BSoP’s activities is
also the topic about climate change and energy, as the realisation
of sustainable low-carbon growth both for the economies of Bulgaria
and Europe and in the world is one of the biggest challenges ahead
of the humanity today. The School has a long-standing tradition in
the area of philanthropy. With numerous initiatives, it aims to
revive the value of charity in the society and runs public debates
on problems and challenges that philanthropy faces in Bulgaria.